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New Year’s resolutions often include losing weight, eating better and exercising regularly. As people flock to local gyms and begin depriving themselves of all their favorite foods, Saint Mary’s offers a more effective health management program designed to help you succeed in making 2010 the year you not only get in shape, but stay in shape. Saint Mary’s Jump Start A Healthy Life is a comprehensive health management program that covers nutrition, fitness and stress management issues, all of which have a direct impact on one’s health.
The six-part program provides both information and guidance and is taught by a registered dietitian, a certified fitness professional, a registered nurse and a behaviorist. Each participant receives a computerized risk assessment of family and personal health history along with lifestyle practices, social support factors and blood test results. Participants also receive a fitness level test to determine their fitness capacity.
The six-part series meets weekly, starting Tuesday, Jan. 12 through Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. for 90 minutes and offers participants the opportunity to truly map out and achieve fitness and health goals. Registration is required and is only $25 for HealthFirst and Health Choice members and $100 for members of the community. This comprehensive program is valued at over $600.
Start developing your personalized plan to improve your health today and register for Jump Start A Healthy Life by calling 775-770-7100.
About Saint Mary’s
In 2010 Saint Mary’s celebrates 102 years of delivering compassionate, high-quality, affordable health services to northern Nevada. Founded in 1908 by the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael, Saint Mary’s is a member of the Catholic Healthcare West family of hospitals and medical centers in Arizona, California, and Nevada. As a fully integrated, faith-based healthcare system with 380 licensed beds, approximately 2,300 employees, 850 affiliated physicians, and 300 volunteers, Saint Mary’s provides a wide variety of inpatient, outpatient, and community services to go Well Beyond for the community we serve. For more information, please visit www.saintmarysreno.org.
About Catholic Healthcare West
Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) is the eighth largest hospital system in the nation and the largest not-for-profit hospital provider in California. Founded in 1986, the CHW network of more than 10,000 physicians and approximately 53,000 employees serves a population spanning 22 million people at 41 hospitals across California, Arizona, and Nevada. CHW is committed to delivering compassionate, high-quality, affordable health care services with special attention to the poor and underserved. In 2008, CHW provided $967 million in charity care, community benefits, and unreimbursed patient care. For more information, please visit our website at www.chwHEALTH.org.
